Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina: Return on Average Equity
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Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina reported a return on average equity of 8.65% as of Q3 2026, ranking #2,728 of 3,650 U.S. banks (25th percentile). Return on Equity (ROE) is the rate of return banks earn on common shareholders' equity, the standard equity-investor measure of bank profitability.
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What is the Return on Average Equity?
Return on Average Equity measures net income against the bank's average shareholders' equity. It is the most-watched profitability metric for equity investors, the rate of return earned on the shareholders' invested capital.
Most healthy US community banks report ROE between 8% and 15%. Above 15% is excellent. Below 6% means the bank is likely destroying value relative to its cost of equity (typically estimated at 8–10% for community banks).
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What is Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina's Return on Average Equity?
Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina's Return on Average Equity was 8.65% as of Q3 2026, ranking #2728 of 3,650 U.S. banks.
What is the Return on Average Equity?
Return on Average Equity measures net income against the bank's average shareholders' equity. It is the most-watched profitability metric for equity investors, the rate of return earned on the shareholders' invested capital.
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Source: FFIEC call reports, standardized by BankRegReports. Values are point-in-time as filed. See the full Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina profile or how this data updates. The figures come from the bank's call report.
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